{"id":1929,"date":"2016-05-04T13:10:23","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T18:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=1929"},"modified":"2016-05-04T13:06:58","modified_gmt":"2016-05-04T18:06:58","slug":"career-expo-2016-stephen-guerra-company-owner-assistive-tech-trainer-beepball-advocate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=1929","title":{"rendered":"Career Expo 2016: Stephen Guerra Company Owner, Assistive Tech Trainer, BeepBall Advocate"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9612\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1929-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Career_Expo_Steven_guerra_Company_Owner_Accessibility_Trainer_and_Beep_Ball_Advocate.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Career_Expo_Steven_guerra_Company_Owner_Accessibility_Trainer_and_Beep_Ball_Advocate.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Career_Expo_Steven_guerra_Company_Owner_Accessibility_Trainer_and_Beep_Ball_Advocate.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>Blind Abilities Team member Jeff Thompson talks to Stephen Guerra at the Career Expo 2016 put on by State Services for the Blind of Minnesota.<br \/>\nFor more on Stephen Guerra, read <!--more--><br \/>\nStephen Guerra<br \/>\nPresident, Guerra Access Technology Training LLC<br \/>\nStephen Guerra is a New Yorker who moved to Minnesota in 2008 to start a family. He is the president of Guerra Access Technology Training LLC, and provides training across the state of Minnesota to individuals with vision and\/or hearing loss. An avid sports fan, Stephen has played beep baseball (an adapted version of softball) since 1988. He currently plays with the Minnesota Millers. In his free time, he loves spending time with his daughter, Kaylee.<br \/>\nto find out more about State Services for the Blind of Minnesota and the services they provide, you can find them on the web at www.MNSSB.org<br \/>\nYou can contact your own State Services and inquire about the services that they provide. Ask them about Career Expos and Transition Services.<br \/>\n[gravityform id=&#8221;2&#8243; title=&#8221;true&#8221; description=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9614\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1929-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Career_Expo_Steven_guerra_Company_Owner_Accessibility_Trainer_and_Beep_Ball_Advocate.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Career_Expo_Steven_guerra_Company_Owner_Accessibility_Trainer_and_Beep_Ball_Advocate.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Career_Expo_Steven_guerra_Company_Owner_Accessibility_Trainer_and_Beep_Ball_Advocate.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Career_Expo_Steven_guerra_Company_Owner_Accessibility_Trainer_and_Beep_Ball_Advocate.mp3Blind Abilities Team member Jeff Thompson talks to Stephen Guerra at the Career Expo 2016 put on by State Services for the Blind of Minnesota. 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